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Different browsers?

What are my options for alternative browsers? What I dislike the most about the stock browser on this thing is that a lot of sites go into "mobile" mode. I dont spend 30 bucks a month to browse a dumbed down version of the internet
This is my first smartphone
EDIT: ok so i went with dolphin. is there a function similar to "about:debug" in dolphin. i know that in dolphin i can scroll down and hit classic view but i would rather have it always on.

Skyfire has the option to toggle between one or the other. Dunno about any others
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There should be an option to select a desktop user agent instead of an android user agent in the settings of the stock browser.
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Dolphin Browser also has an add that lets you toggle between mobile and regular versions.

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Dolphin Browser also has an add that lets you toggle between mobile and regular versions.
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Miren browser
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Type "about:debug" in the address bar then hit go. This will give you access to advanced settings. Including user agent. Its under "ua string" change it to desktop and voila no more mobile
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Great tips above but i think there are plenty of other alts like Firefox (in beta), Skyfire (mentioned earlier), Dolphin (also mentioned earlier) and also the Opera Family (Mini, which is compressed on their servers or some nonesense like that, and Mobile, which is a full fledged browser) I like Firefox because i use it at home and its actually has a nice UI unlike some other browsers. Skyfire has video, and Dolphin is just solid. I'm not a huge fan of the Opera family but they are still good

Xfire browser let's you choose exactly what version of a site you see, whether its mobile, Android, regular, heck you can even spoof yourself as an iPhone.
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fupamobile said:
What I dislike the most about the stock browser on this thing is that a lot of sites go into "mobile" mode.
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1. Mobile sites are much more convenient and are usually designed for the smaller screen res and a limited selection methods or touch screens.
2. Type in "about:debug" into the url bar. Then hit menu->more->settings->UAString (down at bottom) -> select desktop. You may now type in "about:debug" to remove the extra dialogue options.
I, personally, wouldn't say it's dumbed down... It's streamlined for use on mobile devices. (loads quicket, better interface for device)

Yeah, you might miss mobile sites pretty soon.
xScope and Dolphin are the best IMO. You can easily toggle mobile in either. Skyfire is worth keeping in the app drawer for flash video every now and then.

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Dolphin Browser also has an add that lets you toggle between mobile and regular versions.
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CamdogXIII said:
Type "about:debug" in the address bar then hit go. This will give you access to advanced settings. Including user agent. Its under "ua string" change it to desktop and voila no more mobile
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ok so i went with dolphin. is there a function similar to "about:debug" in dolphin. i know that in dolphin i can scroll down and hit classic view but i would rather have it always on.

Yeah, its in there somewhere...
I noticed it when I had tried it.
Hopefully, a dolphin user will chime in. or you could try googling it.

Just got Note - problem with browser tabs

So I just got the Note recently and so far I'm liking it (came from Iphone 4).... BUT, 1 thing that has GOT TO CHANGE!!! Is..... when I open stock browser and open tabs, if I close the browser and then go back to it my tabs are all gone!!! And it just shows home page...
Has anyone figured this out?? I haven't installed any task manager stuff. I need to get this fixed though. Is there a fix for this?
I've tried searching this forum and google but don't see much info. Most of the stuff I see says to uninstall task killers, but I didn't install anything just stock task manager for the Note.
I've tried different browsers also but none of them really seem to keep the tabs open, it is very annoying
Any ideas?

bump for friday!!!

This is more of a workaround.
Instead of exiting the browser with the back button, press the home button. When you go back to the browser (by long pressing the home button to access the running tasks) the tabs should still be there.
Probably best to have put this in the Q&A section

Thanks for the reply!! But this is what I'm doing... even that doesn't work. In fact, I don't use the back button too much, I mostly use the home button...
There is no fix for this? Can someone tell me the cause of it? Is it something to do with a Samsung task manager? Is there a new task manager I can install or seomthing I can tweak in the OS? Perhaps seomething in the browser config or task manager config?

I don't have this problem... especially with Dolphin Browser. Those bloody tabs persist after reboots. It is a pain in the arse to get rid of them, you have to kill them manually.

Any body else know a fix??
Maybe I'll try firefox see how that works. I did d/l dolphin but haven't tried yet

You can install ZDbox, it is an app that was developed by an Xda member. It has a task killer incorporated within the app where you can put the browser in the protected apps by long pressing and adding it. After you do this, the app will not be closed if you kill all other apps.
Let me know if it resolves the issue. (it is available for free in the market)

Why are you using stock browser anyway . It's crap . I never managed to download anything with it . And after " download " it can't parse it . Use OPERA MOBILE . ( NOT mini ) . You'll thank me later

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You can install ZDbox, it is an app that was developed by an Xda member. It has a task killer incorporated within the app where you can put the browser in the protected apps by long pressing and adding it. After you do this, the app will not be closed if you kill all other apps.
Let me know if it resolves the issue. (it is available for free in the market)
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Ok I tried ZDbox, however the browser doesnt even show up in the process list of ZDbox lol... It shows up in my task manager, but not in ZDbox.
I will just use a different browser... I see so many browsers, which is best? How does Opera compare with Firefox? I kinda like Maxthon also, but it isn't saving my tabs either

Download Opera. It's the fastest browser, as it uses hardware acceleration.

Its not witht stock browser. If you are opening too many apps and then press Home key, the Android system will put the browser to sleep but it keeps it in memory. If you launch another app at this point which asks for more RAM than there is available, Android will start exiting the apps that are residing in the memory. When that happens, the browser could also be force closed by the system. Dunno how to fix that since I am not a dev.
If you use other browsers, you wont have the GPU acceleration and hence smoothness, in my opinion.
Just my 2 cents.
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nobnut said:
I don't have this problem... especially with Dolphin Browser. Those bloody tabs persist after reboots. It is a pain in the arse to get rid of them, you have to kill them manually.
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The two of you should talk: his tabs don't stay and yours are hurting your ass

So how is everyone with the Note fixing or getting around this? I'm trying Opera now...

Well, after using the Opera browser... i gotta say I like it. EXCEPT it doesn't remember my tabs either!! It seems like none of the browsers are working right with tabs... unless i'm doing soemething wrong? Is there any way to remember tabs in opera mobile?

When I press the back button on Dolphin it ask if I want to close the browser or minimize it.

What would be nice is.... like Safari on iphone... if you kill it, it still opens up with all your tabs... or a desktop firefox, it always allows you to restore your previous session/tabs...
I HAVE to keep tabs open, instead of re-opening 5 pages/tabs evertime the browser just feels like forgetting them

Anybody know about the great Note browser mystery??

How long after you press home are you checking, if you leave it in sleep mode for some time, android will kill the high power consuming processes and that is why your tabs are not getting stored...
I think what you want is a browser which remembers your previous tabs and reload all of them whenever you open a browser.. i dont think stock or dolphin or opera has such an option, did you try the mobile version of firefox.. maybe it remebers tabs...
And to those people this is not about multitasking... it is just that he wants the browser to remember his tabs so that it can reload itself everytime a new instance opens...

depakjan said:
How long after you press home are you checking, if you leave it in sleep mode for some time, android will kill the high power consuming processes and that is why your tabs are not getting stored...
I think what you want is a browser which remembers your previous tabs and reload all of them whenever you open a browser.. i dont think stock or dolphin or opera has such an option, did you try the mobile version of firefox.. maybe it remebers tabs...
And to those people this is not about multitasking... it is just that he wants the browser to remember his tabs so that it can reload itself everytime a new instance opens...
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YES!! thank you..thats exactly right! i've tried so many browsers so far and have yet to find one that does!! It seems so weird to me that none of these browsers have a session restore or tab restore option. let me try firefox... i haven't really tried it yet. BUT i just read firefox for andoird DOES have hardware acceleration... I'M ON IT! will report back

After using FF for a bit...I can report it is the same as other browsers There is no session restore and it closes my tabs also. When I launch it, it shows me my "previously closed tabs" but it won't let me restore them all......I have to click on each one to restore
So this is still a aproblem

[Q] How can I make the browser forget previous sessions?

Hi,
I can't remember that it was like this on GB, but anyway now on ICS the browser always seems to remember previous sessions, I find this very annoying....
Browse Browse Browse, close browser....
Open browser, last opened page is shown, and press back and there are the previous pages again...
How can I make that the web browser forget everything from before and just starts with the homepage??
Tried to find options in the settings, but can't find it...
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my way
hi there...well i am using opera mini and it has this cool features on ots setting where i always clear caxhe and history before i exit it ..try it out
if you are using the explorer that comes with the ics it has the same options as well in its setting ..do or and reopen the browser to make sure its done ...
and i agre its an annoying thing when evert site u cisit is saved for noisy people who likes to check ur perolsonal things .....
cheeers

Mr.Androidfan said:
hi there...well i am using opera mini and it has this cool features on ots setting where i always clear caxhe and history before i exit it ..try it out
if you are using the explorer that comes with the ics it has the same options as well in its setting ..do or and reopen the browser to make sure its done ...
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I know there is a manual way of clearing cache and history, but even that doesn't make the browser forget the previous session...

Gede said:
Hi,
I can't remember that it was like this on GB, but anyway now on ICS the browser always seems to remember previous sessions, I find this very annoying....
Browse Browse Browse, close browser....
Open browser, last opened page is shown, and press back and there are the previous pages again...
How can I make that the web browser forget everything from before and just starts with the homepage??
Tried to find options in the settings, but can't find it...
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The simple solution is to install Dolphin HD Browser from Google Play and set it as the default browser. There are loads of cool plug-ins for Dolphin won Play too. Like the Evernote plug-in that lets you post directly from Dolphin.
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its some times
Gede said:
I know there is a manual way of clearing cache and history, but even that doesn't make the browser forget the previous session...
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well...some times it dosnt work...
but..when i go to the default webpage and then clear history and cache ..it works..try it or use dolphin ...personally i didnt like dolphin..opera is more user freindly i guess...but u decide

Getting sick of mobile sites!

Guys i got a problem with the browsing on the net with the xperia Z. It is so stupid that with every browser available out there on the store the phone still showes me the mobile version of the site even if the browser is set on desktop mode. I tried everything but it doesen't work so i figure there must be a problem with the phone because on my Galaxy S2 i did not have this problem. Can anyone tell me how can i solve this ?
The only browser that is kind of working is chrome but of course i don't have flash player. But hey it's great that we have HD screens and quad cores to view mobile sites, thang God that android doesen't force me to view WAP sites, would not be a surprize.

alexchris said:
Guys i got a problem with the browsing on the net with the xperia Z. It is so stupid that with every browser available out there on the store the phone still showes me the mobile version of the site even if the browser is set on desktop mode. I tried everything but it doesen't work so i figure there must be a problem with the phone because on my Galaxy S2 i did not have this problem. Can anyone tell me how can i solve this ?
The only browser that is kind of working is chrome but of course i don't have flash player. But hey it's great that we have HD screens and quad cores to view mobile sites, thang God that android doesen't force me to view WAP sites, would not be a surprize.
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It is not the phone but the browser. Had it been phone, chrome will do the same isn't it.
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Just change it to desktop view in the settings and it will change.
See here....
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Get Dolphin and change the user agent to desktop. Works fine.
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Try www.realitatea.net with every browser available in play store with UA set to desktop the site still enters in mobile mode and like this site there are allot more. Try it and do jot set in the site web version. I am starting to miss my old Samsung

alexchris said:
Try www.realitatea.net with every browser available in play store with UA set to desktop the site still enters in mobile mode and like this site there are allot more. Try it and do jot set in the site web version. I am starting to miss my old Samsung
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Not sure what Ur issue is. This looks like the normal not the mobile version of that side. So I got it on both of my browsers I have on my phone.
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If u r here to badmouth the Xperia Z then please back it up. Because I just proved to u that that certainly isn't the mobile site of the site u provided. And I did it on both browsers on the Xperia Z.
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What rom and fw are you using? On my phone I can't enter the desktop version doesen t matter what user agent I select and it is very annoying. And a tried every browser available on playstore.
I don t want to badmouth the xperia but for me this is a very frustrating problem! And i can t find an answer! Or maybe the answer is that every xperia is diffrent and mine is a rubish.

alexchris said:
What rom and fw are you using? On my phone I can't enter the desktop version doesen t matter what user agent I select and it is very annoying. And a tried every browser available on playstore.
I don t want to badmouth the xperia but for me this is a very frustrating problem! And i can t find an answer! Or maybe the answer is that every xperia is diffrent and mine is a rubish.
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Here i show u how to enter it. There are two ways I show example in Google Chrome
First one go in menu it pops up this Window select request desktop site and it will reload it to the normal site or when in mobile site scroll all the way down and select desktop site in the mobile site itself looks.
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Did u figure it out?
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Yes i know what you are saying. My question is why the sites see my phone as a phone and not as a desktop when the UA is set to desktop mode. i know that site has a desktop version. anyway i will live it like that. After some tests i saw that chrome works with desktop mode but it doesen t support flash. Thank you for the tips anyway

Yes chrome doesn't support flash as android jelly bean normally don't but u still can make flash work on some other browsers like dolphin or Firefox. Well Ur phone primarily sent information online that makes sites see it as a mobile device. But u can make it switch to normal browser.
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There are a few ways to get around this issue.
If you use chrome then you can install a file in the data/local directory that will change the user agent of chrome permanently. Just Google running chrome for android in permanent desktop mode, don't forget to set permissions and remove .txt from the file.
Your second option is to use Firefox and add a new string to override useragent in the about:config menu. Again Google using Firefox for android in permanent desktop mode.
Then relax. Restart your phone and try out your browser. You no longer need to have to tick desktop mode, it's done automatically.
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dolphin - user agent - desktop
simple.
good browser but it does crash randomly from time to time whichever version of android you have.. :/

shoomacca said:
dolphin - user agent - desktop
simple.
good browser but it does crash randomly from time to time whichever version of android you have.. :/
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Does it stay permanently in desktop mode and does it always work in desktop mode?
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Stays in desktop mode. Most sites have it so you can change it to desktop version at the very bottom anyway.
If it changes when you update. Real easy to change back. Try it. Free
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I understand you. But there are quite a few sites that don't have the switch at the bottom. There are others then that do still detect a mobile browser even on ticked desktop mode. The way I have it done its permanent desktop always.
It's having to keep switching to desktop mode all the time gets annoying.
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Any faster browser recommendations? Chrome has to much lag!

Every time I launch Chrome browser (I'm sure I'm not the only one here!) it takes an age to be ready for me to type an address.
Even when the cursor appears in the address bar and the keyboard pops up, it's still not ready to type. When I impatiently start to type something the keyboard confuses presses for long presses, so I get numbers appearing instead of letters etc, a complete mess.
The wait is probably something like 20 -25 seconds, doesn't sound like a lot, but on a modern phone its aaaages! It's a shame, because the instantly-ready aspect is why I choose Chrome for Windows. Not so for the phone.
I have to say, the 'Internet' browser app that came with the phone is pretty instant, but does anyone have a recommendation for any other browsers that are pretty instant? I like the integration with my desktop that Chrome offers

Sorry guys - I guess I should have searched first!!
I'll have a look at Firefox, Opera, Dolphin, Boat etc!

Try opera and Next browser.Was using opera since my nokia N76 but this next browser is super fast and good looking.
P.S. chrome tends to lag a lot if you have it sync with desktop one.I guess it cant handle that many bookmarks or something.
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Use the stock one
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try dolphin works great for me
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